- Better Business Bureau
- Browse or search the Alerts & News or Business Report Databases to check on the reputation of businesses. There is also a Charity Reports and Standards for charities, and instructions how to file a complaint.
- Consumer Search
- Starting place for consumers researching top-rated products in 13 categories including Photo & Video, Health & Fitness, Computers, Automotive, and Sports & Leisure. Employs over 50 researchers who identify and rank product reviews based on their currency, credibility, testing methodology, and the reviewer's qualifications.
- Kidshealth
- This site has sections for parents, for kids, and for teens. It won the 2005 Webby Award for Best Family/Parenting Website.
- Healthfinder.gov
- A consumer information site from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Included are prevention and wellnes topics from A to Z, a drug interaction checker, a health organizations directory, online checkups, consumer guides, and health news.
- Federal Citizen's Information Center
- One-stop source for answers to questions about consumer problems and government services.
- Edmunds
- Provides easy access to safety information, road tests, advice, and evaluative information on buying a new or used vehicle via yellow quick link buttons and clearly designed sections throughout the home page. The True Market Value (TMV) Pricing Tools are the highlight of this online resource.
- MEDLINEplus
- The National Library of Medicine's consumer-oriented Website. It has a list of 750 health topics alphabetically and topically organized.
- Household Products Database
- From the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health & Human Services. Links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets provided by the manufacturers. Can search or browse by product name, chemical, or MSDS.
- MayoClinic
- A health education site for the general public. With an RSS feed, blogs, newsletters, and ASK a Specialist - this is an interactive resource for consumer health information.
- Gallup Organization
- Contains a wealth of information for researchers on opinion polls and trends. Special features include a guest scholar poll review featured each month, an informational FAQ section that explains the Gallup Polls' history and techniques, and special historical reports such as a list of "The Most Important Events of the Century From the Viewpoint of the People."
- Fuel Economy
- This site from the Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, gives information of mpg ratings, air pollution ratings, and safety ratings for vehicles. It allows a side-by-side comparison of cars.
